HIS-101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION I Briefly explain what is meant by the “scientific revolution” that took place in seventeenth century Europe‚ and how it marked a departure from ancient and medieval philosophy. The term Scientific Revolution refers to a period in the 17th century when the intellects of Europe had a revolution. This was an illustrious time for science and the initiation of modern science. During that period famous people such as Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ Kepler‚ and Isaac Newton all
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manager and wife‚ maid and wife‚ husband and maid‚ etc. According to Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory‚ “the term ‘binary’ denotes ‘composed of two’‚ ‘twofold’; as in a binary star‚ ‘one of a pair of stars held together by gravitation’. Language‚ too‚ has countless binary oppositions: up/down; slow/fast; sense/nonsense; truth/falsehood; black/white; man/woman – and so on.” “Binary opposition originated in Saussurean structuralist theory. According to Ferdinand de Saussure‚ the
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Midterm exam questions 1.6. Describe your understanding of science literacy. Why is it important that students become scientifically literate? You can refer to the authors on this if you wish and add your own thoughts. Everyone is included in “science for all”. “Instead science teaching now focuses on helping students become scientifically literate‚ to assist them to develop practical understanding of science‚ all while recognizing that many students will elect not to continue to study science”
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In science explain the necessity for peer-review and why sometimes there is resistance to new scientific theories. What is scientific peer review? Scientific peer review is the evaluation of scientific research findings or proposals for competence‚ significance and originality‚ by qualified experts who research and submit work for publication in the same field (peers). Most commonly‚ peer review is used by the editors of scientific journals‚ who ask well-qualified experts to provide written
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STPM/S(E)960 PEPERIKSAAN SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIA HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE) PHYSICS Syllabus Second Edition This syllabus applies for the 1999 examination and thereafter until further notice. However the form of examination for Physics stated in this booklet was first implemented in the 2001 examination as announced through a circular‚ Pemberitahuan MPM/2(AM)/2000. Teachers/candidates are to advised to contact Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia for the latest information about the
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Are we alone? That is the question many scientists and civilians have pondered since the beginning of civilization. Beginning in 1959 on a small scale‚ scientists have worked day and night to answer that very question through experimentation and research. In the years since‚ the search for extraterrestrials has fallen under various names and has been taken control of by several organizations and people. In 1982‚ Carl Sagan‚ an American astronomer‚ cosmologist‚ astrophysicist‚ astrobiologist‚ and
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Wilde Theory of Knowledge 3 May 2012 TOK Essay Response: Critical and Creative Thinking Since the dawn of humanity‚ man has sought to gain further insight on life through attaining knowledge. Knowledge can be defined as any information gained through personal experience. The means of obtaining knowledge include four main branches: reason‚ perception‚ language‚ and emotion. Despite the means‚ all knowledge is formulated through the process of thinking. Thinking refers to the use of the mind
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phenomena.” In order for a theory to be considered scientific‚ it needs to satisfy certain parameters‚ which distinguishes it from the other two forms. Firstly‚ a scientific theory will explain how nature works for example Newton’s Theory of Universal Gravitation‚ or Kinetic Theory of Gases‚ and it will do so with significant evidence – unlike in the other forms‚ a scientific theory is always well tested by numerous experiments. This leads to the next point - scientific
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The kinetic theory of gases describes a gas as a large number of small particles (atoms or molecules)‚ all of which are in constant‚ random motion. The rapidly moving particles constantly collide with each other and with the walls of the container. Kinetic theory explains macroscopic properties of gases‚ such as pressure‚ temperature‚ or volume‚ by considering their molecular composition and motion. Essentially‚ the theory posits that pressure is due not to static repulsion between molecules‚ as
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make of it. This radio source was found to emit synchrotron radiation‚ which occurs when charged particles are accelerated in a curved orbit around an object. The object was also found to be extremely massive‚ dense and immobile as a result of its gravitation. Although Balick and Brown were not sure of what this phenomena could be‚ they had a potential candidate that fit the characteristics of Sagittarius A*’s behavior. Space being warped due to an extremely massive object Space being warped due to
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